# NHTSA recall 22V045000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 22V045000
- Manufacturer's number: SB\-22\-00\-002
- Manufacturer: Tesla, Inc.
- Reported: 2022\-02\-01
- Owners notified: 2022\-04\-01
- Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- Units potentially affected: 817143

## What is wrong

Tesla, Inc. \(Tesla\) is recalling certain 2021\-2022 Model S and Model X, 2017\-2022 Model 3, and 2020\-2022 Model Y vehicles.  The audible chime may not activate when the vehicle starts and the driver has not buckled their seat belt.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."


## What can happen

The driver may be unaware that their seat belt is not fastened, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.


## The remedy

Tesla will perform an over\-the\-air \(OTA\) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 1, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1\-877\-798\-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB\-22\-00\-002.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 817143
- Reported remedied: 798038 \(97%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2022/recalls.md)
- [2021 TESLA MODEL S](/makes/tesla/model-s/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 TESLA MODEL S](/makes/tesla/model-s/2022/recalls.md)
- [2021 TESLA MODEL X](/makes/tesla/model-x/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 TESLA MODEL X](/makes/tesla/model-x/2022/recalls.md)
- [2020 TESLA MODEL Y](/makes/tesla/model-y/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 TESLA MODEL Y](/makes/tesla/model-y/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 TESLA MODEL Y](/makes/tesla/model-y/2022/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SB23\-00\-006](/bulletins/10247402.md), 2023-12-18, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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